Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick

Saint-Antoine is a village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18 km Southwest of Bouctouche. Saint-Antoine's residents are Acadian; most speak French in its local variant, Chiac. Saint-Antoine is on Route 115 and Route 525. The village is called St. Anthony by English area residents.

Saint-Antoine
St. Anthony
Village
Louis J. Robichaud memorial
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
"P'tite ville en campagne"
Saint-Antoine
The location of Saint-Antoine within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.36286°N 64.75260°W / 46.36286; -64.75260
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyKent County
Founded1832
IncorporatedNovember 9, 1966
Government
 • MayorRicky Gautreau
 • Governing BodySaint-Antoine Village Council
Area
[1]
 • Total6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,733
 • Density274.3/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code(s)506

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick

The village is named in honour of Anthony the Great. From 1966, it was called St. Anthony until it was changed to Saint-Antoine in 1969. The village was originally called Higho Settlement. Saint-Antoine was the birthplace of Louis Robichaud, Canada's first elected Acadian provincial premier.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine had a population of 1,791 living in 743 of its 779 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,733. With a land area of 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 283.4/km2 (734.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Saint-Antoine, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  4. Statistics Canada:


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